Principal’s Message

Parents,

It is truly amazing how quickly the first term has gone.

Here it is December already. In two short weeks it will be the Christmas break. But

before that happens, there are many events and activities that will be happening here

at Queens Park.

On December 12th report cards for the first term will be coming home. We will be

having our Queens Park hockey evening on December 13th from 5-6:30pm for our QP

hockey participants.

The annual Christmas Store hosted by the ladies from “The Order of the Eastern

Star” will be held on Monday, December 16th in our gym. At this event, any child can

purchase Christmas presents for their family for $2 or less.

Our annual Christmas lunch will happen for our students on Wednesday, December

18th. If your Grade 1-5 child is already on the hot lunch program, they will receive this

lunch. If your Grade 1-5 child does not participate in the QP hot lunch program, they

can order a full Christmas lunch with all the trimmings and a present for $5. This is a

pre-order lunch. The deadline has been extended to Friday, December 6th.

Our Christmas concert will be held at the Cleland Theatre on Thursday, December

19th at 1:15pm and 6pm. For the 1:15pm show you do not need tickets. Just show up to

the Theatre and enjoy the show. The 6pm show requires tickets. There will only be

two tickets per family available for the evening show. Your child’s teacher will be

handing out tickets on Monday, December 16th. Any extra tickets (from families not

attending) will be distributed equally throughout the school and will be handed out

by your child’s teacher as they become available. At both shows, please be respectful

to others and obey audience etiquette. Turn off cell phones, please don’t shout out, or

talk, during the performance as there are both singing and speaking parts and the

children need to be heard. It will be a wonderful show and we are all looking very

forward to seeing the performance “Pete the Cat Saves Christmas”.

Thank you for your continued support of Queens Park Elementary School.

It is a wonderful place to work, learn, and play.

Sincerely,

Mr. Manning

Upcoming Events

3rd—PAC Meeting

12—Report Cards go home

16—Christmas Store

19—Christmas Concert

20—PAC Pizza Day (not included in hot lunch

program)

- Last Day of School

January

6th—Back to School

- Kindergarten Registration for September Opens

7—PAC Meeting

16—Grade 6 French Immersion Information

Session

17—Leader in Me Assembly

22—Literacy Picnic

31—Success Assembly

Queen’s Park Elementary Principal: Ron Manning Email: rmanning@summer.com

Phone: 250-770-7680 School Email: queenspark@summer.com

Website: www.sd67.bc.ca/school/queensparkelementary

Safe Arrival

Please let the office know if your child is going to be away or late.

The school calls all students who are marked with an unknown absence in order to make

sure they are safe.

Phone: 250-770-7680, Email: queenspark@summer.com or kbate@summer.com

Who’s who at Queen’s Park

Bell Schedule

Mr. Manning Principal Mrs. Clement Education Assistant

Ms. Bate Secretary Mrs. Jerry Education Assistant

Mrs. Clarkson Grade 5 Ms. Bitzer Education Assistant

Mr. Marques Grade 5 Ms. Paseska Education Assistant

Mr. Milos Grade 4 Ms. Fleming Education Assistant

Mr. McIntosh Grade 3 Mrs. Carveth Education Assistant

Mr. Burke Grade 3 Ms. Kohler Education Assistant

Mrs. Korvin Grade 2 Ms. Fletcher Education Assistant

Ms. McIntosh Grade 2 Ms. Henderson Education Assistant

Mr. Kopf Grade 1 Mrs. Reigh Aboriginal Support Worker

Ms. Simons Grade 1 Mrs. Waterman Psychologist/Counselor

Mrs. Corkin Kindergarten Mrs. Wourms-Larson Speech Pathologist

Ms. Allison Kindergarten Mrs. McClelland Meals Coordinator

Mrs. Masson Grade 1/2 Mrs. Nicholson Strong Start Coordinator

Ms. Hudson Librarian—Music Mr. Sebastian Custodian

Mrs. Haukaas Library Assistant Mrs. Caldwell Aboriginal Language

Ms. Lemieux Library Teacher

Mrs. Bailey Student Services

Mrs. Spencer Student Services

Mrs. Myers Education Assistant

Welcoming Bell—8:30

Morning Attendance—8:35

Recess—9:50-10:15 (15minutes)

Lunch—11:55-12:40 (45 minutes)

Dismissal—2:30

Medical Alerts Go to

https://sd67.schoolcashonline.com

and sign up to pay for school

purchases online!

Our One-to-One Reading Program is always in need of volunteers.

This is a very rewarding position where you can give the students the opportunity to

practice their reading skills, increase their self-confidence and improve reading fluency/

comprehension, but most of all to be successful at school and in life. If you are unable

to commit to a full time position of 1.5 hours/one day per week we are also in need of

substitute volunteers. Neighbours? Grandparents? In-laws? We can provide an orien-

tation of the reading room and training. Don’t miss out on this experience to give back

to your community and our future generation!

Please Contact: Laura Weber, District Coordinator/One to One Reading

@ 250.809.1534

Medical alert forms are available at the office and must be

updated each school year.

If your child has a potential life threatening or medical condi-

tion, a form needs to be completed immediately.

If your child has a medical situation that requires medicine

to be administered at the school, you must also complete

new forms.

School Cash Online

Field Trip Drivers Criminal Record Check

If you wish be drive on field trips , your drivers’

abstract form needs to be sent to the school on a

yearly basis (as well as a photocopy of your drivers

'license and car insurance). To obtain your driver’s

abstract please phone 1-800-950-1498 between

8:00am and 7:00pm Monday to Friday and

Saturday from 9:00am to 5:00pm. You can ask

them email queenspark@summer.com or fax it to

the school at 250-770-7681.

The Abstract is good for the entire school year.

Thank you to all our wonderful volunteers!

Criminal Record Checks are being done online again

this year.

Follow the link and use the access code below;

Queen’s Park will receive an emailed copy of your

record check when it has been processed.

Online Link: https://justice.gov.bc.ca/eCRC/home.htm

(Go to bottom of page to sign in)

Access Code: TNJP25P6CL

One To One

A Community StrongStart Program is run here at Queen’s Park School. The StrongStart Centre is open to

parents/caregivers and their children, from birth – 5 years old. This program is funded by the Ministry of

Education and sponsored by School District No. 67. By offering an environment and play area where

parents and children can participate in activities together (art, reading, music/songs, imaginative play

and creative activity, etc.), the Center will support parents with resources so they better understand and

assist their child’s development through the first five years of life.

The StrongStart Centre will be open on all school days Monday to Thursday from 8:30am— 11:30am.

Dad’s Night session each Wednesday evening from 5pm—7pm. Come on our Dads (Grandfathers,

Uncles, etc) and enjoy special time with your child/ren. Please drop in to the Centre at any time during

these hours for a visit or come for the full three hours. Please bring your child’s Birth Certificate with you

as we do need to have a copy on file. This is a free program for all families in the Penticton area. The

facilitator of the program is Mrs. Fiona Nicholson ECE.

We look forward to seeing you at the StrongStart Center. If you have any questions, please call the

principal, Mr. Scott Edwards at (250) 770-7680 or Mrs. Fiona Nicholson, ECE, at (250) 770-7680 for

more information.

Strong Start Program

Early Years Centre The Okanagan Skaha Early Years Centre is a place for families to access the early years’ services they need. Early

Years Centres across the province of BC have been established to provide families and communities access to

resources such as referrals to programs for early child development, health and dentals concerns, early literacy,

early learning opportunities, developmental screening and much more.

The Okanagan Skaha Early Years Centre (Okanagan Skaha EYC) was developed through a strong partnership be-

tween School District 67-Okanagan Skaha and Penticton & District Community Resources Society (PDCRS). The

Centre is hosted by PDCRS and is offered in Parkway Elementary, Queen’s Park Elementary, Naramata Elemen-

tary, Kaleden Elementary and Summerland Food Bank & Hub.

For more information about the Okanagan Skaha Early Years Centre, contact Penticton & District Community Re-

source Society at (250) 492-5814. To contact Eileen Muzzin, the Okanagan Skaha Early Years Facilitator, call

(250)-488-1788 or email oksearlyyears@pdcrs.com

Queen’s Park is collecting non-perishable food items, unwrapped gifts and

gift cards for local families at Christmas.

There is a bin for donations in the hall by the front doors.

Thank you for your generosity!

Queen’s Park

Ready, Set,

Learn

Monday, May 4,

2020

5:00pm to

6:30pm

Christmas Basket Donations

School Meals Programs Breakfast Program: Meals on Wheels hosts our Breakfast Program Monday—

Friday, 8:00am—8:25am. Donations towards the Breakfast Program are al-

ways welcome! 90% of this program is funded by donation. Donations can be

made to both Queen’s Park and Meals on Wheels; tax receipts are available.

Lunch Program: Mrs. Terry McClelland is running our School Meals Program.

A two week meal calendar will be sent home with the

students every other week.

Please drop your School Meals Envelope into the Meals Envelopes box located

Health Hints from Interior Health

School District No. 67 (Okanagan Skaha)

Kindergarten Registration—Opens January 6, 2020

Children born in 2015 are eligible to enter kindergarten in September 2020. Parents, who feel their child is not yet ready for kindergarten, may defer enrollment for one year. Please contact Wendy Hyer (250-770-7700) at the School Board Office for information on this.

Placement in your neighborhood school kindergarten is based on your address and registration date. The earlier you register, the more likely your child will attend a school close to your home.

Register at your neighborhood school during regular school hours. A birth certificate will be required as well as your child’s BC Care Card, parental BC Care Card and proof of address (i.e. driver’s license, utility bill, lease agreement).

Kindergarten Registration

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3

PAC Meeting

@ 6:30

4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12

Report Cards Go

Home

13 14

Children’s Winter

Carnival

15 16

Christmas Store

17 18 19

Christmas Concert

1:15—No ticket

needed

6:00—Ticket

Needed

20

Gingerbread Houses

PAC Pizza Day

$2.50/Slice

$1.00/Juice Box

Not included in Hot

Lunch Program

21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30 31

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4

5 Back to school

tomorrow!

6

Registration For September

2020 Opens Today

7

PAC Meeting @ 6:30

8 9 10 11

12 13 14 15 16 17

Leader in Me Assembly

@ 9:20

18

19 20 21 22

Literacy Picnic @ 8:45

23 24 25

26 27 28 29 30 31

Success

Assembly

@ 9:20